Freddie Ladapo

Freddie Ladapo
Personal information
Full name Olayinka Fredrick Oladotun Ladapo[1]
Date of birth (1993-02-01) 1 February 1993[2]
Place of birth Romford, England[2]
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Oldham Athletic
(on loan from Crystal Palace)
Number 12
Youth career
2010–2012 Colchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Colchester United 6 (0)
2011 → Thurrock (loan) 2 (1)
2011 → Chelmsford City (loan) 3 (0)
2012 → Bishop's Stortford (loan) 3 (0)
2013 → Woking (loan) 4 (0)
2013–2014 → Nuneaton Town (loan) 6 (2)
2014 Kidderminster Harriers 3 (0)
2014 → Hayes & Yeading United (loan) 11 (2)
2014–2015 → Grays Athletic (loan) 26 (17)
2015–2016 Margate 49 (23)
2016– Crystal Palace 0 (0)
2016– → Oldham Athletic (loan) 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:36, 4 September 2016 (UTC).


Olayinka Fredrick Oladotun "Freddie" Ladapo (born 1 February 1993) is a professional footballer who plays for Oldham Athletic, on loan from Crystal Palace, as a forward.

Club career

Colchester United

Ladapo, born in Romford, England,[3] is a powerful and robust forward who at youth level scored close to a goal a game.[4] He made appearances on loan and work experience for teams including Chelmsford City, Thurrock and Bishop's Stortford during his progression through Colchester United's Academy,[4][5] before being offered a professional one-and-a-half-year contract with the club in March 2012.[6]

Ladapo made his first appearance for Colchester in the 2012–13 season, coming on as a 68th-minute substitute for Gavin Massey in a 3–1 home defeat to Brentford on 26 December 2012.[7] His second appearance came as a 66th-minute substitute for Clinton Morrison in a 0–0 away draw against Hartlepool United on 5 March 2013.[8]

In June 2013, Ladapo signed a new one-year contract to keep him with Colchester for a further season, looking to add to his four first-team appearances he made during the 2012–13 season.[9] He was then loaned out to Conference outfit Woking on 16 August 2013 for one month to bolster Garry Hill's strike-force. Ladapo was brought in to cover Giuseppe Sole's suspension following his sending-off in the previous match against Braintree Town, a 2–0 defeat.[10][11]

Featuring in the starting line-up against Chester on 17 August, Ladapo was replaced after 53 minutes by Joe McNerny who went on to score ten minutes later in the 2–0 victory.[12] He appeared as a 76th-minute substitute for George Bowerman in the next game, a 4–2 defeat against Welling United[13] and made further substitute appearances in a 2–1 reverse at Aldershot Town on 26 August[14] and during a 2–1 home defeat to Gateshead on 31 August.[15]

Following his return from his Woking loan spell, Ladapo made his first Colchester appearance of the 2013–14 season on 21 September, coming on as an 80th-minute substitute for Freddie Sears in a 1–1 draw with Crawley Town.[16] His next appearance came on 5 October when the U's were defeated 3–0 at home by Wolverhampton Wanderers.[17]

Having previously failed to score in his four appearances for Woking, Ladapo was sent out on loan to Nuneaton Town on 1 November for one month.[18] He went on to make his debut the following day in a 2–2 draw with Hyde. He scored the opening goal before being substituted after 84 minutes.[19] In his next match against Welling United on 16 November, Ladapo was brought on as an 86th-minute substitute and subsequently scored an injury-time goal to win the game for Nuneaton 2–1.[20]

Kidderminster Harriers

On 24 January 2014, Ladapo joined Conference side Kidderminster Harriers on a free transfer from Colchester United.[21] Ladapo was registered in time to face Premier League club Sunderland in the FA Cup fourth round the following day. He made his Harriers debut in the game as a 68th-minute substitute in front of a crowd of 25,081 as Kiddermister went down 1–0, Ladapo missing a late chance to level the game.[22]

On 11 March 2014, Ladapo joined Hayes & Yeading United on an initial one months loan having struggled to break into the Kidderminster Harriers team.

Grays Athletic (loan)

On 30 July 2014, Ladapo joined Grays Athletic on loan until January.[23] Ladapo went on to make 26 appearances in the league, scoring 14 goals.

Margate

Kidderminster Harriers cancelled Ladapo's contract by mutual consent on 13 January 2015.[24] The following day, Ladapo signed for Isthmian League Premier Division promotion chasers Margate. In March 2016 Ladapo went on trial to Crystal Palace, during which he scored a hat trick in an Under-21 match versus Watford.[25][26]

Crystal Palace

On 30 March 2016, it was announced that Lapado had joined Premier League club Crystal Palace on a two-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[27] While primarily used as a member of the development squad, in July 2016 Ladapo accompanied the first team on their North American tour and was named in the starting lineup for the first friendly match against Philadelphia Union[28]

Oldham Athletic (loan)

On 30 August 2016, Ladapo joined Oldham Athletic on loan until 2 January 2017.[29]

International career

Ladapo is elegible to represent either England or Nigeria at international level. In June 2011, Ladapo was invited to join a provisional training camp for the Nigeria under-20 team held at Bisham Abbey in preparation for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[30] However, he failed to make the final 21-man squad.

Career statistics

As of match played 2 September 2015.
Club statistics
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Colchester United 2010–11[31] League One 0000000000
2011–12[32] League One 0000000000
2012–13[33] League One 4000000040
2013–14[34] League One 2000000020
Thurrock (loan) 2010–11[35] Conference South 2100—0021
Chelmsford City (loan) 2010–11[35] Conference South 3000—0030
Bishop's Stortford (loan) 2012–13[35] Conference North 3000—0030
Woking (loan) 2013–14[35] Conference Premier 4000—0040
Nuneaton Town (loan) 2013–14[35] Conference Premier 6200—2[lower-alpha 1]082
Kidderminster Harriers 2013–14[35] Conference Premier 3010—0040
Hayes & Yeading (loan) 2013–14[35] Conference South 16300—00163
Grays Athletic (loan) 2014–15[36] Isthmian League Premier Division 2614312[lower-alpha 2]03[lower-alpha 1]13317
Margate 2014–15 Isthmian League Premier Division 191300—001913
Margate 2015–16 National League South 6100000061
Crystal Palace 2015–16 Premier League 0000000000
Oldham Athletic 2015–16 League One 1000001020
Career total 953441206110736
  1. 1 2 Appearances in FA Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearances in Isthmian League Cup

References

  1. ↑ "Professional retain lists & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. May 2013. p. 4. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "FootballSquads – Colchester United – 2012/13". FootballSquads. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  3. ↑ "Player Profile – Freddie Ladapo". Colchester United F.C. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  4. 1 2 "Colchester United's Freddie Ladapo joins Thurrock". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  5. ↑ "Chelmsford City sign Freddie Ladapo and Rob Swaine". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  6. ↑ "Freddi Ladapo seals Colchester United deal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  7. ↑ "Colchester 1–3 Brentford". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  8. ↑ "Hartlepool 0–0 Colchester". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  9. ↑ "Freddie Extends U's Stay". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
  10. ↑ "It's on the Cards as Freddie leaves U's for loan spell". Green'un 24. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  11. ↑ "Woking sign Colchester's Freddie Ladapo on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  12. ↑ "Chester 0–2 Woking". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  13. ↑ "Woking 2–4 Welling". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
  14. ↑ "Aldershot 2–1 Woking". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
  15. ↑ "Woking 1–2 Gateshead". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  16. ↑ "Colchester 1–1 Crawley". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  17. ↑ "Colchester 0–3 Wolves". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  18. ↑ "Nuneaton:Colchester striker Freddie Ladapo joins on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  19. ↑ "Hyde 2–2 Nuneaton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  20. ↑ "Welling 1–2 Nuneaton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  21. ↑ "Freddie Ladapo: Kidderminster Harriers sign Colchester striker". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  22. ↑ "Sunderland 1–0 Kidderminster". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  23. ↑ "Freddie Ladapo joins Grays Athletic on long-term loan". Kidderminster Harriers F.C. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  24. ↑ "Freddie Ladapo leaves Harriers". Kidderminster Harriers F.C. 13 January 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  25. ↑ "Ladapo Makes Margate Mov". Pitchero Non League. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  26. ↑ Day, Ryan (14 January 2015). "Freddie Steady Go". Margate F.C. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  27. ↑ "Ladapo Joins The Eagles". cpfc.co.uk. 30 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  28. ↑ "Crystal Palace have announced their squad for the three game tour of the USA and Canada next week". cpfc.co.uk. 7 July 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  29. ↑ "Ladapo Joins Oldham Athletic On Loan". cpfc.co.uk. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  30. ↑ "Ladapo excited by Nigeria call". Kickoff.com. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  31. ↑ "Games played by Freddie Ladapo in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  32. ↑ "Games played by Freddie Ladapo in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  33. ↑ "Games played by Freddie Ladapo in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  34. ↑ "Games played by Freddie Ladapo in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  35. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "F. Ladapo". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  36. ↑ "Profile: Freddie Ladapo". Grays Athletic FC Statistics Archive. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
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